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A Methodist Appreciation of Benedict XVI
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger became Father Ratzinger, then Professor Ratzinger, Archbishop Ratzinger, and eventually Cardinal Ratzinger, who was appointed to be the Vatican’s Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine...
Marriage in The Methodist Church
In 1987, the Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality (TUMAS) was founded to be a witness for the Gospel of Life within The United Methodist Church. Today, TUMAS is...
A Disunited Methodist Church
Just as the Roman Catholic Church was shaped, in part, by the culture of the Empire, so Methodism in America was influenced by the democracy of the New World....
That Sign
Since 1987, I have attempted to witness to the Gospel of Life within The United Methodist Church. Every January 22 (or a nearby date), I have gathered with my...
United Methodism on Abortion
The United Methodist Church’s General Conference is composed of nearly 1,000 delegates (lay and clergy) from around the world. It assembles every four years and determines¯after deliberating and voting¯what...
